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Invisibobble?

30 replies

GlitterTimeWine · 23/01/2026 16:00

Posting here for traffic. I have thick curly hair but I straighten it. I need to put it up in a bun or ponytail for work. Are invisibobble's any good? I’ve been looking but they're a bit pricey.

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Pepperedpickles · 23/01/2026 16:03

I think the fabric stretchy bands are better to be honest. I don’t rate invisibobble at all.

PineappleGummyBear · 23/01/2026 16:04

I have thick curly hair and they slide right out of my hair. In fact, none of their hair pin or bobble products work for me. :( There's a lot of dupes now you can try so you don't spend too much of they don't work for you.

JoshLymanSwagger · 23/01/2026 16:13

They work on my hair.

GlitterTimeWine · 23/01/2026 16:19

I guess it depends on if they work well with my hair then?

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Tortephant · 23/01/2026 16:28

Have a look at Slip

bathsmat · 23/01/2026 16:31

crap

upstairsdownstairscardboardbox · 23/01/2026 16:32

They are good and ime the dupes on Aliexpress/Amazon haul are just as good and a fraction of the cost

tinytinyviolin · 23/01/2026 16:39

Pepperedpickles · 23/01/2026 16:03

I think the fabric stretchy bands are better to be honest. I don’t rate invisibobble at all.

Yes same. I don’t have thick or curly hair but also find those bobbles get tangled easily.

GlitterTimeWine · 23/01/2026 17:04

JoshLymanSwagger · 23/01/2026 16:13

They work on my hair.

Do they stay in all day without falling out?

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FewerOrLess · 23/01/2026 17:27

I bought one once. I didn't like it at all. I prefer just a bog standard elasticated bobble

Bottomofthedeepbluesea · 23/01/2026 17:35

I find them ok, but I’ve actually just stumbled across a technique for doing a pony tail that holds all day and it actually works!

I just use a normal hair band rather than invisibobble, but you hold your hair as you normally would to start point. Do one hope over, then another, then hold the band, grab about a third of hair at the top section of ponytail and hoop just around that piece, then a final loop around the whole lot. I’ve done this a few times and it really stays firm. Hope my instructions make sense.

Piemam · 23/01/2026 17:43

They do a grip, like a kirby grip or bobby pin, and my very thick hair broke it! So not sure if bobble will last.

GlitterTimeWine · 23/01/2026 17:59

tinytinyviolin · 23/01/2026 16:39

Yes same. I don’t have thick or curly hair but also find those bobbles get tangled easily.

The invisibobble ones?

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tinytinyviolin · 23/01/2026 18:02

GlitterTimeWine · 23/01/2026 17:59

The invisibobble ones?

Yes. I have quite fine hard which gets tangled.

FuriousInventions · 23/01/2026 18:16

I find they tangle too, I prefer Aldi’s own brand silk scrunchies.

GlitterTimeWine · 23/01/2026 18:22

Tortephant · 23/01/2026 16:28

Have a look at Slip

Do you mean the scrunchies?

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JoshLymanSwagger · 23/01/2026 18:22

GlitterTimeWine · 23/01/2026 17:04

Do they stay in all day without falling out?

Mostly, yes.
I tend to put a velvet scrunchie over the top just to make sure.
They do lose their springy-ness if you have them on really tight, tho.
I tend to have a lower "bun" and they work well for that. High ponytails/bun need readjusting - but I don't know of anything that's going to defy gravity and not pull all your hair out.
You do have to be careful when you take them out.

NewGoldFox · 23/01/2026 18:24

Wear mine all the time for work. Hold a bun up very well. My hair is wavy air dried, thick and long.

Tortephant · 23/01/2026 18:25

GlitterTimeWine · 23/01/2026 18:22

Do you mean the scrunchies?

Yes, the skinny ones

GlitterTimeWine · 23/01/2026 20:14

Tortephant · 23/01/2026 18:25

Yes, the skinny ones

I’ll have a look at them, thank you

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GlitterTimeWine · 23/01/2026 21:35

NewGoldFox · 23/01/2026 18:24

Wear mine all the time for work. Hold a bun up very well. My hair is wavy air dried, thick and long.

Do they stay in all day without falling out?

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Koalaslippers · 23/01/2026 21:46

I use the invisibobble style ones, I've had some from boots and some from Sainsbury's. I find they work really well for my thick curly hair. My DH has thin curly hair and uses fabric stretchy ones. I think it's a case of trial and error, I'd try cheaper ones than the branded invisibobbles.

GlitterTimeWine · 23/01/2026 21:54

Koalaslippers · 23/01/2026 21:46

I use the invisibobble style ones, I've had some from boots and some from Sainsbury's. I find they work really well for my thick curly hair. My DH has thin curly hair and uses fabric stretchy ones. I think it's a case of trial and error, I'd try cheaper ones than the branded invisibobbles.

I’ll have a look in boots and Sainsbury’s tomorrow

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TheGirlWithGlassFeet · 23/01/2026 22:26

They've got some invisbobble stuff in home bargains (or they did a couple of months ago) so might be worth checking there

Digglesthedog · 24/01/2026 02:36

I had thick curly hair and invisibobbles were great but I find they stretched out too far too quickly. I couldn't use the vast majority of normal bobbles as my hair is way too thick for them, they often snapped or I couldnt get them round my hair more than once. I then cut my hair really short and solved the whole problem 😂